Staňkov (; ) is a town in

Domažlice District Domažlice District () is a Okres, district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Domažlice. Administrative division Domažlice District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with exte ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 3,400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Staňkov consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Staňkov I (1,504) *Staňkov II (1,302) *Krchleby (285) *Ohučov (93) *Vránov (147)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Staněk.

Geography

Staňkov is located about northeast of

Domažlice Domažlice (; ) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reser ...

and southwest of

Plzeň Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...

. It lies in the

Plasy Uplands Plasy (; ) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is known for its former monastery of the same name, which is protected as a national cultural monument. Administrative di ...

. The highest point is the hill Holubí hlava at above sea level. The

Radbuza The Radbuza (; ) is a river in the Czech Republic, the secondary source river of the Berounka River. It flows through the Plzeň Region. It is long, making it the List of rivers of the Czech Republic, 17th longest river in the Czech Republic. Et ...

River flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of the village of Staňkov is from 1233. The

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

of Staňkov was a separate settlement first mentioned in 1367. In 1271 the village was sold to

Chotěšov Abbey Chotěšov Abbey () is a former Premonstratensian nunnery in Chotěšov (Plzeň-South District), Chotěšov, about 18 kilometres southwest of Plzeň in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. History Premonstratensian nunnery The abbey was fo ...

and both the village and the market town were its property until 1425. Staňkov village and Staňkov market town existed separately until 1938, when they were merged into one municipality. In 1960, Staňkov became a town. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, the metalworks in Staňkov were accidentally bombed by the RAF on 28 October 1940 when they were mistaken for the nearby

Škoda Works The Škoda Works (, ) was one of the largest European industrial conglomerates of the 20th century. In 1859, Czech engineer Emil Škoda bought a foundry and machine factory in Plzeň, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary that had been established ten ye ...

Demographics

Transport

The I/26 road from Plzeň to the Czech-German border in

Česká Kubice Česká Kubice () is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Česká Kubice consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population acc ...

runs through Staňkov. Staňkov is located on the railway line Plzeň–

and is the starting point of a local line to

Poběžovice Poběžovice (until 1945 Ronšperk; ) is a town in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)# ...

Sights

The main landmark of Staňkov is the Church of Saint James the Great. It is originally a Gothic church from the 14th century. The tower was raised in 1673. Baroque modifications were made in 1738. The town hall is a late Baroque building from the end of the 18th century, after the old town hall from 1620 was destroyed by a fire in 1794. In the 19th and first half of the 20th century, the building was modified to its present appearance.

Notable people

Josef Mathauser Josef Mathauser (24 July 1846 in Staňkov – 10 January 1917 in Prague) was a Czech painter. Work Mathauser is known for his religious paintings, and for his series of " History of the Czech Nation in Pictures". Among his religious works are t ...

(1846–1917), painter

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stankov Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Domažlice District